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Rebecca Shaw, Ph.D., is a leading scientist and recognized thought leader on climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems services. She is a member of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was a lead author on the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, Working Group 2, released in 2014.

As associate vice president of EDF’s Ecosystems Program, Rebecca oversees the development and implementation of major market and policy initiatives to:

Increase U.S. agricultural productivity in ways that benefit farmers and improve the environment,

Prior to EDF, Rebecca directed land, water and marine conservation strategies for The Nature Conservancy in California and served as chief scientist on the ambitious Santa Cruz Island Restoration Project, widely seen as an innovative model for successful conservation. She also lead TNC’s Climate Change adaptation research and project development.